07 May,2024 04:41 PM IST | Dharashiv | mid-day online correspondent
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A man was killed and his friend injured in a knife attack outside a polling booth in Maharashtra's Dharashiv district, where polling is underway in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 on Tuesday, the police said, reported the PTI.
The attack was due to personal enmity and had nothing to do with the elections, an official said, as per the PTI.
According to the news agency, the incident occurred outside the polling booth in Patsangvi village of Bhoom tehsil around 11.30 am, he said.
The victim was identified as 27-year-old Samadhan Nanasaheb Pawar, and his friend were standing outside the polling booth when they were attacked by the accused, Gaurav alias Lalya Naiknavare, he said, the PTI reported on Tuesday.
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The duo sustained serious injuries in the attack, he said.
Samadhan Pawar was rushed to a private hospital in Barshi, where he succumbed to injuries, and his friend's condition is out of danger, the official said.
The accused allegedly had a personal dispute with the victim over a love affair, he said.
A case is being registered at Bhoom police station, and further investigation is underway, the official added.
Five booked after Sharad Pawar-led NCP alleges cash distribution in Baramati
Meanwhile, in an another incident, the Pune Police in Maharashtra on Tuesday registered a non-cognisable offence against five persons after the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alleged that some individuals belonging to the Ajit Pawar-led NCP distributed cash to voters in Bhor town of the district ahead of the voting in Baramati for Lok Sabha elections 2024, an official said, reported the PTI.
The Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against the alleged distribution of money, while Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar refuted the charges against his party, as per the PTI.
NCP (SP) candidate Supriya Sule and Ajit Pawar-led NCP's Sunetra Pawar are locked in a battle in Baramati Lok Sabha seat, where polling is being held on Tuesday.
Supriya Sule is Ajit Pawar's cousin.
NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar alleged that the cash was being distributed in Bhor by the ruling NCP and alleged that a cooperative bank in Bhor was kept open till late Monday night.
(with PTI inputs)
